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Open-source Copilot — VS Code & JetBrains, any model.
Open SourceCPU-capable
Actually FreeNo SignupOpen SourceWatermark-Free
Tabby
Self-hosted, GPU-accelerated coding autocompletion.
Freemium · from $19/mo 4–8 GB VRAMSelf-hosted server
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Hardware requirements
Self-hosted server · Entry GPU (6–8 GB)
Min VRAM
4 GB
Rec. VRAM
8 GB
Min RAM
8 GB
Rec. RAM
16 GB
Disk
15 GB
GPU class
Entry GPU
Apple Silicon ✓CPU-CapableQuant: GGUF, Q4_K_M
1.5-7B coder models comfortable on 4-8 GB.
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What is Tabby?
Tabby is the self-hosted answer to GitHub Copilot. Runs a local server with any code-tuned model (StarCoder, DeepSeek-Coder, Qwen-Coder); editor plugins for VS Code, JetBrains, Vim, Neovim talk to it over HTTP. Apache 2.0; enterprise team features available.
Pros & cons
Pros
- Self-hosted Copilot — no code leaves your network
- Pluggable models — pick your size/quality trade-off
- Multi-editor plugins maintained by the project
Cons
- Quality bound to model — DeepSeek-Coder-V2 is the current sweet spot
- Heavier setup than Continue + Ollama
What's actually free?
Apache 2.0 community edition; team features paid.
✓ Actually FreeNo SignupOpen SourceWatermark-Free
Alternatives
Ollama
One-command local LLM runtime.
Open SourceCPU-capable
Actually FreeNo SignupOpen SourceWatermark-Free